Present Continuous Tense 現在進行式
基礎現在進行式。
- Present continuous = am/is/are + verb-ing，講『現在進行中』
- 訊號字：now · at the moment · Look!
- 否定：be + not + -ing——My grandmother is not doing any housework.
文體小知識：Happening right now — use -ing.
§課文原文 Passage
1It is Sunday morning, and the whole family is busy at home. My father is watering the plants on the balcony at the moment. My mother is preparing breakfast in the kitchen, and the smell of eggs is drifting into my room. I am sitting at my desk and revising for my English test. Look! My little brother is chasing a cat in the living room again, and the cat is jumping onto the sofa.
2My grandmother is not doing any housework because she is resting after her morning walk. She says the present continuous is easy to remember: it describes an action happening now. We use am, is or are with a verb-ing form. Common signal words include now and at the moment. My brother is being noisy, but he is only playing; he is not hurting anyone. We are all looking forward to lunch because Mum is cooking my favourite fish.
3Tonight, my sister is staying with us because her flat is being painted. She is sleeping in my room, so I am tidying my desk to make space. This is only temporary, and she will go home on Tuesday. While she is here, we are planning to bake cookies together. I am also writing a short diary about our weekend. Right now, the whole house feels warm and lively, and I love Sundays like this.
§逐句中文翻譯 Sentence-by-sentence translation
It is Sunday morning, and the whole family is busy at home.
今天是星期日早上，全家人在家裡忙個不停。
My father is watering the plants on the balcony at the moment.
爸爸此刻正在露台淋花。
My mother is preparing breakfast in the kitchen, and the smell of eggs is drifting into my room.
媽媽正在廚房準備早餐，雞蛋的香味飄進我的房間。
I am sitting at my desk and revising for my English test.
我正坐在書桌前溫習英文測驗。
Look! My little brother is chasing a cat in the living room again, and the cat is jumping onto the sofa.
看！弟弟又在客廳追貓，那隻貓正跳上沙發。
My grandmother is not doing any housework because she is resting after her morning walk.
祖母沒有做家務，因為她晨運後正在休息。
She says the present continuous is easy to remember: it describes an action happening now.
她說現在進行式很容易記：它描述現在正在發生的動作。
We use am, is or are with a verb-ing form.
我們用 am、is 或 are 加動詞-ing 形式。
Common signal words include now and at the moment.
常見的時間詞包括 now 和 at the moment。
My brother is being noisy, but he is only playing; he is not hurting anyone.
弟弟雖然吵，但他只是在玩，沒有傷害任何人。
We are all looking forward to lunch because Mum is cooking my favourite fish.
我們都期待午餐，因為媽媽正在煮我最愛的魚。
Tonight, my sister is staying with us because her flat is being painted.
今晚，姐姐會住在我們家，因為她的單位正在裝修。
She is sleeping in my room, so I am tidying my desk to make space.
她睡在我的房間，所以我正在收拾書桌騰出空間。
This is only temporary, and she will go home on Tuesday.
這只是暫時的，她星期二就會回家。
While she is here, we are planning to bake cookies together.
她在這裡期間，我們打算一起焗曲奇。
I am also writing a short diary about our weekend.
我還在寫一篇關於我們週末的簡短日記。
Right now, the whole house feels warm and lively, and I love Sundays like this.
此刻，整間房子都溫暖又熱鬧，我很喜歡這樣的星期日。
1重點摘要 Summary
現在進行式。
2生字卡 Vocabulary
am/is/are + verb-ing。
Happening now。
Now, at the moment。
Running, eating。
Not permanent。
This moment。
Right now。
Signal for -ing。
3逐步講解 Steps
- Be配搭：I → am；he/she/it → is；you/we/they → are。My father is watering the plants. My parents are cooking.
- Verb+ingrun → running（雙寫）· make → making（去 e）· chase → chasing（課文有）。舉個例子：My little brother is chasing a cat.讀出聲配對一次：I am / he is / they are——口跟腦同步，默寫先不會配錯。
- Use訊號字 now · at the moment · Look!：My father is watering the plants on the balcony at the moment. Look! My little brother is chasing a cat in the living room.三條規則一齊記：雙寫（run→running）、去 e（make→making）、直接加（play→playing）——考試就考這三變。
- 結構例句完整句式 = am/is/are + verb-ing：My mother is preparing breakfast. I am sitting at my desk and revising for my English test.
- 否定句be + not + -ing：My grandmother is not doing any housework because she is resting. He is not hurting anyone.
- 疑問句be 提前：Is he playing? Yes, he is. What are you doing?——am/is/are 走去句首。
- 暫時狀態be + being 講『最近這樣』：My brother is being noisy, but he is only playing——平時不是這樣，現在先是。疑問句答也要完整：Yes, he is. / No, he isn't.——答句的 be 要跟問句一致。
- 暫時安排短期安排都用現在進行式：Tonight, my sister is staying with us because her flat is being painted. She will go home on Tuesday.being 加形容詞講行為：You are being silly!——人本身不傻，只是此刻的行為傻。
4圖解 Diagrams
5例題示範 Example
根據課文，用 present continuous 描述你家星期日的情況（至少五句，包一句否定同一句 Look! 開頭的句子）。
- 第一步：結構 = am/is/are + verb-ing——My father is watering the plants at the moment.
- 第二步：加訊號字 now / at the moment / Look!
- 第三步：否定式 = be + not + -ing——My grandmother is not doing any housework.
- 第四步：Look! 開頭寫即時動作——Look! My little brother is chasing a cat in the living room.
- 第五步：檢查每句有沒有 be 動詞——不可以只有寫 My father watering the plants.
- 答案：It is Sunday morning, and my family is busy at home. My father is watering the plants on the balcony at the moment, and my mother is preparing breakfast in the kitchen. I am sitting at my desk and revising for my English test. My grandmother is not doing any housework because she is resting after her morning walk. Look! My little brother is chasing a cat in the living room again, and the cat is jumping onto the sofa. We are all looking forward to lunch.
6常見錯誤 Mistakes
75 題快測 Quick check
Q1How to form present continuous?
Q2What does it show?
Q3What is a signal word?
Q4What is temporary?
Q5What verb form?
8重點回顧 Recap
- Present continuous = am/is/are + verb-ing，講『現在進行中』
- 訊號字：now · at the moment · Look!
- 否定：be + not + -ing——My grandmother is not doing any housework.
- 疑問：be 提前——Is he playing? Yes, he is.
- be + being 可以講暫時狀態：My brother is being noisy（他不是平日這樣）